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married Eugene Malibran, and was moro


miserable than ever. She secured Q
separation, formed an attachment to
De Beriot, Belgian violinist, whom she
married in 1885, but in few weeks
she was thrown from n horse and only
fingered in misery few weeks longer.
Her sister, Pauline Viardot, was equally
talented, but more fortunate, and re-
manned upon the stage till 1862. Giuletta
Grisi and Marietta Alboni were the great
favorites in the United States in 1922,
both Italians and both beautiful, though
in strikingly different styles. The wits
had rather more fun out of these and the
tenor Mario, who married Grisi, than any
other foreign artists, their names furnish
ing no end of possibilities for puns. 1t
was thought extremely funny to print
them as pronounced, or nearly so lGreazy,
All-bony, etc., and one of the popular
couplets ran:
What odd contradictions are oftentimes scent
All.bony Is fat and Greazy Is lean.
Grisi died ut Berlin in 1869, AMI Alboni
is living quietly in London. Fanny Per-
siani was very noted in England during
the same years. She, too, is Of ltaly-a
land that seems the native country Of
melody. Teresa Titiens, the Hungarian,
came to the United States in 1875, and
though enthusiastically praised, did not
seem to touch the popular heart rs did
Parepa Rosa, Adelina Patti and Christine
Nilsson, or even Pauline Lucca Nilsson
is now "A years old, and by all accounts in
full possession of all her vocal powers; and
here, having reached the period when
those we write of are stH before the pub
lie, we must only mention names, Adelina
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ablaZe, and stove ana all are blown IN air 10
serve thisstupid craze. With clothes on fire
and tortured limbs a cook is cooked in
deed, but certain cure in such case is
the real friend in need. For burns and
scald. and blsters too, it cures them to
perfection, but be sure to use it every time
in accordance with direction. Yes,
strictly in accordance with directions.
Scores of people daily brought in con-
tact with heat, steam, boiling water and
combustibles are hourly injured by some
mishap in the nature of burn or scald,
and thousands have been cured of such
by the best known remedy for the cure OF
pain. The principle of how it works ex-
plains itself. 1t acts as q counter-irritant
on the surface injured, gently drawing out
the heat caused by the burn, while it
soothes the pain, helping nature in the
healing process, and q cure follows. 1t is
q specific for pains Of this kind and should
be kept handy where fire and steam are.
But as o precaution to its use where
serious burns or scalds occur, and that
suffering may not be intensified through
ignorance, read carefully directions for its
use accompanying every bottle. ThCu-
sands who testify to being cured of burns
and scalds have been so guided, and praise
without stint its virtues by which they
have been cured. "Gilbertville, Black
hawk county, Ia, Feb. IL, 1SS1.-Dear Sir:
l have used your st. Jacobs Oil for burns
and bruises, and can say it does its work
rs recommended to do. l always keep it
in the house and recommend it to my
neighbors. Yours truly, w. II. Schroeder"
Paramount, Neb., Feb Z, 1Ss7.--We find
St. Jacobs Oil as good for burns or scalds
as for bites" wexford, Allegheny county,
Pa, Feb. 7, 1sS7.--Have been using ST.
Jacobs Oil for many years for burns and
find it good house doctor" Very truly
yours, A. Maskey.
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QUEENS OF SONG.
STORIES ABOUT WARBLeRS SUG-
GESTED BY JENNY LIMBS DEATH.

None Ever Took the Country So by
Storm as the Swedish Nightingale. but
Nilsson, Patti. Grisi, Alboni. Malibran
and Others Have Sung Very Well.
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n mountain of tin discovered near
Gu City, d. T., is said to be the most
extensive body of tin yet found in the
Black hills.
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changes in public
taste or opinion,
and then noted
Songstresses ap-
pear in the his
tory of many
places in Europe.
First of t hese
on the British
stage was Faus-
TIM Bordoni, an
Italian, b orn in
100. She h ad
quecne d it in
France and Italy
for ten years be-
forn making her
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1t has become a practice among the col
ored people of New York to insure the
lives OF their children in favor st tbs
mother.
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Board and Feed Stable.

have rclctard the Barn IN the rear ~ whites Hotel
and AN running ~. Barn IN front of whites Hotel
tknUWn ~ the Ban yAru and have good, warm stables
TAX" horses by the day week and guarantee salts
faction. an, that has horses To board would do
wen TO coll Aud see me. strangers coming 10 OTTAWA
VIII hnd th" best Of accommodations and care taken OF
their stock. Teams he gotten from the barn al an
hour Of day night. Mr. Brown would Ike To have
hs friends call aud see hlm, and he viii rnd.avor 70
give them satisfaction II. X BROWN,
dccl0if Proprietor.
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They tried new brand OF ballot boxes
in New Jersey this year, the friends OF
which claim will prevent any possibility
of ballot box stufiing.
As the cut shows, the new box is cube,
with four sides OF glass. Woven wire is
pressed into these plates of glass, which are
strongly set into metal pillars at the corners
and into the top and bottom. The thick
glass is perfectly transparent, so that the
whole interior Of the box is in full view.
The woven wire makes the glass so strong
that, even when smashed with a Ratchet,
II holds together as firmly as ever.
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charmed the American people, out hohe
ever took the country by storm rs
did the Swedish Nightingale" Her
fair countrywoman, Christine Nilsson,
was loved for her womanly sweet.
ness and admired as much for her
grace and beauty as for the range
and purity of her voice, while Patti,
Grisi, Alboni and Malibran had praise
enough; but none excited such furore as
did Jenny Lind. Her previous career in
Europe had been great success, it is
true; but there the people had traditions
Of other great singers. In America Jenny
Lind had all the advantages of novelty
and the perfection of advertising
as practiced by master OF the
art. Her success, therefore, stands
unrivaled in the world. Even when we
scan the histories of the greatest singers
Of former times, we find no success so
brilliant. 1t is a curious fact that, as we
trace it back, the line of noted singers
seems to end abruptly not quite 2OO years
ago. For 900 years before that time we
hear of great actresses occasionally; Out
either great Songstresses were rare or the
public taste had not developed to the
proper appreciation, or, as is most likely,
the social and religious prejudices of the
people set so strongly against woman in
public that their genius was never devel-
Oped Indeed, we know that for many
centuries it was rare that women sang in
religious service, and in the principal
churches of Rome her singing was posi-
lively forbidden.
Nell Gwynn, the actress, is promi-
nent historic figure of the time of Charles
III, and Immediately after her Anna Brace
girdle was queen Of the stage; but they
had no contemporaries in song. Soon
after, however, came one of those strange
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u. +. LINCOLN.
itiJtHey at It,T
4 DEMONSTRATORS SALE az EEAL Estate
\ By virtue Of an order and decree Of the fronaie
court II La sale county Illinois made on the petition
of the undersigned .ionu Holrmnn, Administrator OF
The Estate Of John HOFFMAN, deceased for leave to sell
the real estate OF sand deceased the November term
A. 1851, of said Court to-wlt on the 2l-t day OF NO
ycnIrr iss, shall on the second day Of January
next between IA" duGT- ~ ten cO IN the forenoon
aud fyur pciucs 10 The htteruvun 10 VII. NJ OcioCh
.guth door ~ the County Court HJuSr in the city OF
Ottawa IN .a!d county, ~" real est q" described hs !ol
lows to Mt. Lott six 49, ana seven a. III block one
hundrcd and nifty eight Njs IA Brewster Addition "a
kIucwl n. sp" beng part Of the city oi Peru, ~
The county ~ Ia ale aud Of Illinois, subject %
the rIght of dow, therein ~ barbara Holman wiGn"
of said dccedcrt The following terms, to "t Cash
on confirmation Of sale by the court.
Dated this second dag 81 Drccmber. D. 1851.
JOHN HOLCNAS.
Administrator II the Estate OF JOhr
decJ-ty HOLMAN deceased.
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first appearance in London, in 1926, as
Statira in Handel's "Alessandro." She
sung from the age Of Is to that of OF,
and retained her vocal sweetness till
after retiring.
Catarina Gabrielle succeeded her in
popular favor. She was the daughter OF
a cook in Rome and her voice was noted
for its sweetness as soon as she could
speak. She was as beautiful and witty as
she was musical, and more than one duel
was fought on her account. The French
ambassador to Vienna was 50 infatuated
with jealousy on her account that he tried
to kill her, but the point of his sword
broke on her whalebOne bodice. She
was ordered out of Russia because
prince fell in love with her, but not till
she had given Catherine III II taste of her
wit. When told by the singer that her
price for an evening would be 5000 ducats
the empress cried in amazement:
give thousand ducats! Why, that is
more than | pay Il field marshall
"Ah," said the unabashed cantafrice,
''then get one of your field marshals to
sing for youn She died in 1886 aged 66.
Sophie Arnould was another beautiful
and witty singcr-so witty that book OF
her sayings has been compiled. But wit
in woman is rarely genial, and many OF
Sophie's reparteeS are strongly spiced with
sarcasm. She was born in Paris in l144,
sung in all the European capitals, and died
in 1903. Elizabeth Weichscl was born i'll
London in ITO, married her music mas
ter, Thomas Biilington, and for ten years
was queen Of British song rs "Bettie Bill
lington" Giuseppe Grassini, who reigned
a little later, was long known rs the IA
vorite OF Napoleon Bonaparte She left
her native Italy with him soon after the
battle of Marengo, but when he sadly gave
her up for political reasons, she resumed
her brilliant reign on the stage. At the
age of IS she was still beautiful, and her
voice retained much sweetness to the day
of her death, Angelica Catalini was placed
in the choir of an Italian church in 1870
when but ~ years of age, and soon com
plant was made to the bishop that all the
neighboring churches were deserted, the
people crowding to hear her sing. So she
was removed, and at the age of 10 made
her debut in opera. From lSoo till
1880 she was considered the sweetest
voiced woman in the world" Giuditta
Pasta reigned from 1920 to 1910. and
was succeeded by Henrietta Sontag,
whose sudden death in New Orleans so
saddened the American public. She came
to America in 1852 and two years later,
while filling an engagement in New Or
leans, was stricken with cholera and died
in few hours. The whole city mourned
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$50 FEET LONG.
6H EzHzzE777H25ER
SIDE VIEW OF RAFT.
Dotted lines show binding chains.)


Where is this big raft and why is it
built' 1t is now lying at the head waters
of the Chignect bay, Cumberland county,
N. S., and its construction is an attempt
to decrease the enormous cost Of trans
porting timber from the woods of the
maritime provinces to the metropolis of
the new world. For great rs the figures
Of construction are, and although it will
cost $4, 900 to tow the raft from its birth
place to its destination, it would cost
much more to load the same amount Of
timber into schooners and pay the freight
to New York after it was loaded. And
besides, it will be possible to trans
port much larger sticks in the raft
than could be carried by schooner. Mar
tin Hawkins, of New York, has had
charge of the actual construction OF the
raft, which bears no resemblance to any SO
called timber ships of the past, such rs
one built in 1892 by DR.. Upper at Swan
Island, Me, nor like the timber ship
Barron of Renfrew built in 1925 in Quebec.
These craft were made of timber, squared
for the purpose of slowing in ships and for
convenience in measurement, being known
by the name of ton timber, and were
fastened together with trenails and had
masts, keel and rudder to propel them
through the water, were much smaller,
and never arrived at their destinations.
This modern raft
is not at all SINH
lar, nor viii It's 90 F\
timber be hurt in
any way by holes %
bored through for
trenails Stili, it I1T1 rNTE
is expected to pass E4KHll---u- S4lA
as stanchly = -
through gale, if SECTION OF RAFT ON
kept atloat, as one WAYS
single log, and,
if the weather is favorable, will be towed
by two powerful tugboats.
AS shown by the accompanying cut the
raft is to be cigar shaped, and is to be
bound together with q strong chain from
end to end passing through the center, to
which shorter chains are to be stretched
at intervals Of ten feet to the outer cir
conference of the mass, there to connect
with other chains drawn tightly about the
mass, and fastened by dragon screws.
The greater the amount OF strain in
towing the more securely the lumber is
held together This raft is to be launched
the same rs II vessel from the ways. This
idea was first sought To he carried ont III
1885, but the ways broke down and other
practical difficulties were encountered II
the present attempt proves successful 1t
will effect 4 most important revolution in
he transportation of timber by ocean
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the United States two years the earlier
Maria Felicia Malibran had come tc
America in 1928 with her father, the
noted Manuel Garcia. Her life was one
long tragedy. Her father, despite mis-
talent, was 4 domestic tyrant Of the
worst sort, using the whip and cane on
his daughters without mercy. Robert
Dale Owen has recorded one such scene
on the vessel in which they crossed
which so enraged the captain that he
threatened to Put Garcia il irons She
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This modern raft
is not at all SINH
lar, nor will its
timber be hurt in
any way by holes
bored through for
trenails. SrAi, it
is expected to pass
as s t a II C h ! y
through a gale, if
kept afloat, as one
| - a-l
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WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Line selected by the United States GoVe'nrsot 70 cam
tho Fast Mantle
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carriages
at her fu-
neral was
said to be
the larg-
est eve r
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ment building now in the United States.
The removal of the present structure will
begin early in 'SS, and the new palace
of Pleasure" will be pushed rapidly to
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messed twice in lifetime, except in the last
act of some dramas on the mimic stage,
where a courier rushes on breathless from the
wings, and hands the heavy man in the play
a pardon for the hero. The crowd was dis
appointed, but, it seems, perfectly well salts
fed that the affair had taken the turn it did.
Mr. Clifton was a sort of hero, and in less
than an hour petitions were being signed
asking the Governor to commute Leggett' S
sentence to Imprisonment for life.
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Governor. Mr.. Roberts was prominent
candidate for this position four years ago, but
oave way to the veteran statesman, Robert
NJ. McLaHa,
In speaking of his candidacy in connection
with that of McLane, we used the following
language in a letter to this paper dated at
Washington June IL, 1888: "Roberts is
beautifully supplied with all the elements
which go to deserve and secure popular sue
cess. He is young, commanding in person
and agreeable in address; upright, conscien-
tous and pure in public as in private life;
lawyer of ability, who, whether in judgment
hall or congressional forum, commands and
Commanded the resnact and admiration of
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AT IOur o CLOCK III lHe dIItTHUUH t"el
more bOdles mad been recOvereu. Ihe DOuIt

of eighteen ladies', all in full dress, were found
lying together at the bottom of the staircase
leading from the second story. These ladies
all had escorts to the theatre, but no remains
of men were found anywhere near where the
women were burned to death.
The walls of the theatre began falling
Thursday evening and the search for bodies
was temporarily abandoned. The search was
resumed at night and number more were
exhumed NJ Revillon, deputy, speaking
in the Chamber of Deputies Thursday after:
noon, estimated that at least two hundred
persons lost their lives in the fire.
The library attached to the theatre was en-
tirey destroyed, with all its contents, inelud-
ing many valuable scores Six thousand cos
tunes were bnrned in the wardrobe. The
Opera Comique was insured for 100000
frames
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m''I'.al1 ss.sl.1lsl ,! -
we're witnessed while tllrlf&r-csS. me kctims
awaited the recovery of their remains. IL IS
ascertained. that many bodies lie buried in the
debris of the upper galleries, whence escape
was exceedingly difficult.
At noon on Thursday twenty seyen bodies
in a terribly mutiated condition had been
recovered from the ruins. The remains were
principally those of ballet girls, choristers and
machinists. Five of the bodies were those of
elderly ladies, and one of them was that of a
child The remains of three men and two
women were found in the stage box, where
the victims had taken refuge from the flames.
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1nder-storm near Chattanooga, In
hit, several men and horses were
thing under tree and the horses In the Cireu
1t is believed the men were
Charles 7. R
ning rom prayer lne9.lns neaF Trust
II n, III =. o EsIi.; ID Pohart Notice is b
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We are pleased to inform the citizens Of
Westminster and vicinity that we have ar
ranged with Mr.. Thos. W. Weeks, No. 81
West Main Street, to sell and take orders for
our
COMFORTABLE NICE FITTING HAND.
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ouTn, o'o7s 55s ho1l Sc NO. s1 10 s s1eR
ouueo | lnq .2Isnu1.. ga leounty, or the man
named in this article as her choice for governor has
no part or parcel In getting up any killing oil pro-
cess or endorsing anyth ing OF the klnd ELSEWHERE;
Let these gentlemen go into convention fairly, and
| each stand upon his merits This is what we want
| and what we demand. Newspapers are getting up
sensational articles upon the killing of process IN
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pur, as,,, 4au :a 4e oq p!G 'uoIldnuo5
papers in the state. They include the strongest
supporters of Mr.. German and the regular
Democracy-the old, well-established, anti
plate, anti.picture gallery journals. If the
supporters of Attorney General Roberts are
reformers, in the same sense, they compose
the majority of the voters of the state, and ii
the Crawford county primary system prevailed
that fact would readily be shown.
In supporting General Roberts, the ADvo-
cate is doing what it regards to be best for
the interest of the party in the state. His
ability, his popularity and his party record all
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point to him as the most available candidate.
With the ADVOCATE individual interests are
subordinate to party, and it is for the party 5
good that we urge his nomination.
We have before alluded to the unrest in the
party. That feeling has been quieted to a
large extent by the action of the Democratic
State Central Cowmittee to insure primaries
above criticism, and nominee for governor
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.. zoUo NUT :. I1IV"'I NJ III Of
Court for Carroll County, in
Equity.
ifsnider and James A. G. Bond,
es, VS.. Jacob F. Caple.
reby given to all the creditors
:, deceased, and also of Jacob Laules
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measures. Such man can be trusted by the
whole party, and should he be nominated that
confidence will be apparent by the large ma
jority given him. The movement in his be-
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That IS not aIIItu WIFI IuUlIUII Is an SlLU 70 T
cessary to unite and enthuse the party. Gen
eraI Roberts is party man, and has always
thrown his influence for the partys good,
when personal interests sometimes would
L IL i e L.. .nu.o .,l
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sin VS. Cotton Fisher VS.. Hodges, Jackson VS.. Iur.
ner Brown VS. Roberts. Roberts VS.. Brown and
many other combinations. These matters, or ru-
mors should not and we believe will not have any
effect upon the sterling Democracy of the state.
care not by what name they are known SO they are
true to the principles they profess to espouse MI
Roberts is a candidate for governor. should he lall
10 receive the nomination for the position we feel
he merits no one we believe, would give the nomi-
nee stronger endorsement than Mr.. Roberts, espe-
cially ii the nomination is based upon merit Fair
dealing at the primaries will we think secure what
ye wish to accomplish. We demand this. and as
Democrats of Carroll, will guarantee 1t III cur own
county. 'Usll0E'
Who for Governor
The Mountain Democrat, published at
Oakland, Garrett county, says;
Hon. Charles B. Roberts, Of Carroll coun-
ty, present Attorney General of the State, has
i r ....,,,aod h., tba laadino Damopratin
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Letter from Baltimore County.
Correspondence of the Democratic Advocated
WooDBERRY, Nd, May "a, 1887.
Attorney General Roberts is coming to the
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DSHIH ITUIu LIZ uIHIHS'
John Larsen and wife were killed by light
ming at Brandon, Minnesota. on Saturday
afternoon.
A son of Michael Welch was killed by
lightning while leaving a base ball game at
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SEWED S

All orders received through him will re-
ceive our best care and attention.
i. P. WE'LL & SONS,
900 s..I ooS North Gnu Strnnt
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all men; he stands to-day in the p0litics of
Maryland, Chevalier Bayard, ''without fear
and without reproach.
We have the same good opinion Of him now
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oucle Jersey, Black, Blue and
cents.
Muslin Underwear.
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Baltimore, Nd.
2a dozen
TO CREDITORS. Jersey, at s.
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ID I1ES7'y
be felt when the convention meets.
The bright promises of prosperity and hap
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L. Caple, In
bouse at McDonald. Pa. was were such Of
Inning on Tuesday night. and or prior to Il
Ia EorJ;ranJ Po,rb;3 aslean Jacob f. Ca
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plness under our protective tariH system III
duced the British Hosiery Company of Eng
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front nc a Democratic candid

He is particularly strong in this cour
Yesterday monday sen Of Geo.
Who resides on Mt. Vernon Hill, wa
by an electric motor and killed.
About 10 O'Clock this morning Il